Édith Piaf
Les Amants de Venise lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1955
- Genre
- Ballad, French Pop
- Length
- 3:11
Elle lui disait, "on se croirait à Venise"
She said to him, 'We could be in Venice'
Où les ruisseaux débordaient d'une eau grise
Where the streams overflowed with gray water
Comme il pleuvait
How it rained
Comme il pleuvait
How it rained
Elle lui disait, "on se croirait en gondole"
She said to him, 'We could be in a gondola'
J'entends ton cœur qui joue sa barcarolle
I hear your heart playing its barcarolle
Comme il pleuvait
How it rained
Comme il pleuvait
How it rained
Il étaient là, blottis dans leur roulotte
They were there, huddled in their caravan
Avec la nuit et l'orage à la porte
With the night and the storm at the door
Elle lui disait, "on se croirait à Venise"
She said to him, 'it feels like we're in Venice'
Il répondait, "mais on est à Venise"
He replied, 'but we are in Venice'
Comme ils s'aimaient
Oh, how they loved each other
Comme ils s'aimaient
Oh, how they loved each other
Voici les feux scintillant par centaines
Here are the lights sparkling by the hundreds
La jolie nuit bariolée de lanternes
The pretty night adorned with lanterns
Ferme les yeux
Close your eyes
Tu verras mieux
You'll see better
Mais on ne voyait qu'un pauvre réverbère
But all we saw was a lonely streetlamp
Qui n'éclairait même pas leur misère
That didn't even light up their misery
Et tout là-bas, au coin de la rue
And all the way over there, at the corner of the street
Une petite plaque d'un bleu poli
A little plaque of polished blue
Où l'on voyait, écrit dessus
Where it was seen, written on it
Porte d'Italie
Gate of Italy
Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
Key vocabulary
- disait
- said
- croirait
- would believe
- venise
- Venice
- ruisseaux
- streams
- débordaient
- overflowed
- pleuvait
- was raining
- gondole
- gondolaC2
- entends
- hear
- cœur
- heartA1
- étaient
- were
Test yourself
How much of Les Amants de Venise did you catch?
A quick quiz on the key words from this song.
About this song
Édith Piaf was a French chanteuse in the French chanson tradition, remembered for the signature recordings “La vie en rose” and “Non, je ne regrette rien” during the mid-20th century. She was known for her prominence in Paris cabarets and international acclaim.